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ĐỀ VÀ ĐÁP ÁN THI HSG ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 1
Questions:
I. Choose one of word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. Christmas B. character C. school D. church
2. A. traveled B. surprised C. worked D. climbed
3. A. tour B. pour C. your D. course
4. A. towel B. down C. window D. flower
5. A. cook B. food C. too D. pool
II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. His handwriting is terrible. It’s not easy at all … what he writes.
A. to see B. to read C. reading D. seeing
2. The city is ……………….on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. visited B. lied C. laying D. located
3. Kim Tan town is……………… busier.
A. becoming B. doing C. making D. having
4. The Smiths never go out in the evening, ……………….?
A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t he D. does he
5. Ba is strong enough…………… his father with the work on the farm.
A. helping B. help C. helps D. to help
6. Last week my child …………… to the biggest zoo in town by my wife.
A. took B. were taken C. went D. has gone
7. I tried my. ……………not to laugh, but I couldn’t.
A. good B. well C. best D. better
8. Are you proud…………….your country and its tradition ?
A. about B. on C. of D. for
9. I want to ask my parents some money.
A. from B. for C. with D. about
10. You are very different your brother.

In autumn, there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In
winter, It is cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on the ground.”
Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking, Tom,”he said.
“Now listen to me. Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?”
“Yes, sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the
garden.”
1. Where did the lesson take place?
…………………………………………………………………………
2. What was the lesson about?
…………………………………………………………………………
3. What did the teacher ask Tom to do?
…………………………………………………………………………
4. What did the teacher asked the class to do?
…………………………………………………………………………
5. Did the teacher say “Stop talking, Tom,”?
…………………………………………………………………………
V. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters to complete the
following sentences.
1. Their children have quite ………………characters. DIFFERENCE
2. My brother bought a new………… rod yesterday. FISH
3. Mr. Jane runs his business very ………… SUCCESS
4.I like the city life because there are many kinds of ………. ENTERTAIN
5. The scouts do the…………… work. VOLUNTEER
6. Is there anything……………… on TV tonight? INTEREST
7. What is the correct…………… of this word? PRONOUNCE
8. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local ORPHAN
9. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more………… COMFORT
10. In electronics, we learn to repair appliances. HOUSE
VI. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it.
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I …………………………………………………………….
2. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.
Vinh is …………………………………………………………….
3. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
It’s………………………………………………………………….
4. No one helped Lan to do the homework.
Lan ………………………………………………………………
5. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
I haven’t……………………………………………………………
6. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
Tam used ………………………………………………………….
7. How long is it since you used the car?
When ……………………………………………………………
8. We started living here 15 years ago.
We have…………………………………………………………
9. Let’s meet inside the center ,at the cafe corner?
How……………………………………………………………….
10. Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work.
Nam is strong ………………………………………………………………
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ SỐ 1
Question I : ( 1,25 marks )
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A
Question II : ( 3,75 marks )
1. B; 2.D; 3. A; 4.A ;5. D; 6. B; 7. C; 8.C; 9. B; 10. D;11. C, 12. C;13. C ;14. D; 15. B
Question III : ( 2,5 marks )
1. to stop 2. visited 3. is going to rain 4. working 5. have broken
6. Have you done 7. is playing 8. not make 9. covers 10. is locked
Question IV : ( 1,25 marks )

8.We have lived here for 15 years.
9.How about meeting inside the center,at the cafe corner.
10. Nam is strong enough to do heavy work.
B. Hướng dẫn chấm
Thang điểm 20: Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 điểm ; 80 câu x 0,25 = 20 điểm
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ĐỀ SỐ 2
I/ Section one: vocabulary and structures
Question 1: Choose the best answers (20 pts)
1. Don’t be silly! That possibly be Rivaldo!
a. mustn’t b . shouldn’t c. won’t d. can’t
2. No sooner had we started the game, it began to rain.
a. than b. then c. that d. and
3. I be interested in playing badminton as a child.
a. could b. ought to c. might d. used to
4. They’ve told you time and time not to go out at night.
a. to b. over c. again d. before
5. Sorry I’m late, but I feed my little son before leaving home.
a. needed b. must c. had to d. was to
6. Smith writes very quickly. He’s finished his essay.
a. already b. been c. for d. yet
7. What are you going to do? - I don’t know. I haven’t made my mind yet.
a. on b. at c. in d. up
8. I’ve to Paris. I went there in March.
a. been b. gone c. just d. yet
9. This is the first I’ve ever lived far from home.
a. already b. since c. that d. time
10. What did the girl say ?

6. After many years of (fail), Edison finally succeeded in inventing the light bulb.
7. We use first-aid in order to ease the victim’s pain and (anxious).
8. She felt (relief) after she passed the exam.
9. You’ll meet the tour guide on your (arrive) at the hotel.
10. We can take buses or trains to Northern (destine) of Nha Trang.
11. Sapa is considered the most beautiful (mountain) resort in the north of Viet Nam.
12. It’s now high time you knew how to dress and (dress) yourself.
13. We are having a good time here. People on the island are very friendly and
(hospitality).
14. The police are interested in the sudden (appear) of the valuable painting.
15. I wrote (end) letters of application but I got no reply.
16. A fairy appeared and ( MAGIC )changed her old clothes
17. The tiger wanted to see the farmer’s ( WISE )
18. In that story, the prince got ( MARRY )to a poor girl
19. Let me get an ( APPLY ) form and I can fill out
20. He was ( FOOL ) to say that English is helpless
II/ Section two: reading comprehension
Question 1: Read these passages and match the each passage to its title. There is ONE
title you needn’t use(10 pts)
A. How I began D. My most frightening experience
B. The worst aspect of my hobby E. Why I like my hobby
C. My hopes for the future F. When and where I do it
1. __________ For me, every weekday begins the same: I get up at 7.00. I have
breakfast, I take the bus to school, I go to lessons I don’t hate this daily routine, but it
isn’t very thrilling. In the evenings, however, I drive Formula 1 cars, build enormous
cities and defend my planet against aliens. In short, I play computer games. It’s like
entering a different world. That’s why I love playing them so much.
2. __________My interest in computer games has taught me a lot about computer
graphics. I want to study computing at college, and learn how to design and program
games. Eventually, I’d like to start my own software company, creating and testing new

(10) these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new
simple program was devised. Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also
completely reliable.
1. A. to B. as C. so D. from
2. A. like B. by C. too D. as
3. A. expensive B. expresses C. expressed D. expressing
4. A. rules B. laws C. regulations D. principles
5. A. a little B. a few C. much D. a lot of
6. A. called B. calling C. is called D. is calling
7. A. so as for B. in order that C. so as that D. in order to
8. A. In addition B. Therefore C. Consequently D. However
9. A. because B. if C. because of D. unless
10. A. Even B. Despite C. Although D. In spite
Question 3: Find and correct one mistake in each line of the passage below.(10 pts)
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested
summer holiday. He traveled with him classmates to a
mountainous
area in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make
a
road through a forest among two villages. “It was very
difficult because there had no water to drink and no shops
where we could bought food,” said Nam. “It was also cold
and wet
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2
3
4
5
6
7

………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. uncle / spent / most / their /of /the /violin / practicing / his time / in / room /music /the/.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. which / us / tells / sentence / that / more / than / is / she / her / beautiful / sister /?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. his / friends / old / unlike / he / is / impolite / very /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. going / fatherland / month / Kenny / his / is / family / next / visit / with / his / to /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. colleagues / go / he / to / to / weekend / and / don’t / have / at / work / the / his /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. there / she / near / wanted / a / here / was / museum / know / to / if /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. hold / going / their / are / they / tomorrow / party / house / at / to / a /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
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14. going / aren’t / are / boys / the / the / they / canteen / to / school /?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. for / you’ll / meeting / late / be / the / if / bed / to / soon / don’t / you / go
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 2: Rewrite sentences as directed so that it has the same meaning as the
sentence given.(15pts)

The end
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ SỐ 2
I/ Section one: vocabulary and structures
Question 1: Choose the best answers (20 pts)
1
D
2
A
3
D
4
C
5
C
6
A
7
D
8
A
9
D
10
D
11
A
12
D

2. The boys in the volunteer group are planting trees on the hill.
3. The heavy rain prevented us from playing soccer.
4. If I asked him some money, he could lend me then.
5. An Englishman had someone design a card to send Christmas greetings to his friends.
6. They are living with their children at 186 Le Lai Street in An Giang.
7. Their uncle spent most of his time practicing the violin in the music room.
8. Which sentence tells us that she is more beautiful than her sister?
9. Unlike his old friends, he is very impolite.
10. Kenny is going to visit his fatherland with his family next month.
11. He and his colleagues don’t have to go to work at the weekend.
12. She wanted to know if there was a museum near here.
13. They are going to hold a party at their house tomorrow.
14. The boys are (aren’t)going to the school canteen, aren’t (are)they?
15. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be late for the meeting.
Question 2: Rewrite sentences as directed so that it has the same meaning as the
sentence given.(15pts)
1. It is interesting that he thought of making toys from used paper.
2. It’s over twenty years since he last came back to his home village.
3. I have never such a strange film before.
4. I’d rather you didn’t interrupt me while I am speaking.
5. If you don’t get up now, you’ll be late for school.
6. We haven’t met each other for ten years.
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7. It’s difficult to find accommodation in Da Lat at busy time.
8. Tennis used to be an indoor game.
9. My father likes living in the countryside better than living in the city.
10. Lan is the most intelligent (student) in my class.
11. Is this the first time you have played a computer game?
12. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United State by the France in 1876.

12. How far is it from Ha Noi to Hoa Binh? – It about two hours by bus.
a. takes b. goes c. needs d. wants
13. Everybody was there, including Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
a. with b. of c. ___ d. in
14. She hasn’t written to me
a. any longer b. never c. already d. yet
15. Surely David’s not going to drive, he?
a. does b. is c. isn’t d. will
Question 2: Match a verb in A with a phrase in B to have a completel phrase.:
A
0. to drink
1. to go
2. to look
3. to live
4. to provide
5. to watch
6. to fix
7. to have
8. to prefer
9. to need
10. to arrive
B
a. in an urban area
b. more money
c. the news
d. a meeting
e. at the station at 5.30
f. for suitable jobs in the city
g. the countryside to the city
h. facilities for the people

5/ What cause pollution ?
6/ What about air pollution ?
A. ___ Pollution is the poisoning of the land, sea and air.
B. ___ Mainly industry and transport. If you go to any city, you will see too many
factories, too many cars with not enough people in them, and not enough public transport.
C. ___ Factories and vehicles produce waste which goes into the air and rivers and
spreads all over the land. Poisons in the waste build up over the years and harm trees,
plants, animals, and people.
D. ___ Waste gases build up in the air, and dissolve into raindrops, forming a weak
acid. This "acid rain" can fall far away from the country which produced it, killing trees in
forests and fish in lakes and rivers.
E. ___ If companies clean their waste gases before releasing them into the
atmosphere, there'll be much less air pollution and no acid rain. But this can be expensive
and it needs all the world's companies to do it.
F. ___ Cars pollute the atmosphere. Walk, cycle and use public transport as much
as possible. Only use your car when you really need to, and use unleaded petrol if you can
- lead is one of the most dangerous ingredients in petrol. Join us, and help us to campaign
for cleaner air for everybody.
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Question 2: Fill in the blanks with one suitable word. The first letter has been
provided:
Every December millions of Christmas cards go through the post. There are pictures
of stars and snow or Christmas (1) t . In these days it is hard to think of
Christmas (2) w Christmas cards. Yet little over a hundred and fifty years
ago there were (3) n at all. Here is just one story of the way in which
they started.
Some boys of those days who were at boarding schools had to write a special piece
of English at Christmas (4) t . This was sent to their (5) p
so that they could see how the boys' work was during the year.

She told
13. “Would you like to dance with me?” she said to John.
She
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Question 2: Write complete sentences using the words given to form a letter :
Dear Uncle Tom,
1. Thank / much / alarm clock / send me / 15th birthday.

2. It just / what / need.

3. I / terrible / get up late / every morning.

4. Thanks / your present / I / wake up / time.

5. I / hope / you both well.

6. I / look forward / see / you / Christmas.

7. Thanks also / lovely card.

Best wishes,
Peter
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12.She told me not to forget to send my parents her regards
13.She invited John to dance with her.
Question 2: Write complete sentences using the words given to form a letter :
Dear Uncle Tom,
1. Thank you very much for the alarm clock you sent me on my 15th birthday.
2. It's just what I need.
3. I'm terrible to get up late every morning.
4. Thanks to your present, I can wake up on time.
5. I hope you're both well.
6. I'm looking forward to seeing you at Christmas.
7. Thanks also your lovely card.
Best wishes,
Peter
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ĐỀ SỐ 4
A. Vocabulary
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D
1. To jog means to
A. work hard B. run fast C. run slowly D. work carefully
2. To quit means to
A. give up B. start C. begin D. sleep
3. To reduce means to
A. increase B decrease C. destroy D. rise
4. To assist means to
A. hire B. like C. hate D. help
5. I am looking forward to……………you some day .
A. seeing B. saw C. see D. sees
6. The opposite of failure is
A. success B. difficulty C. pride D. harm

22. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please the table?
A. lay B. put C. make D. take
23. Our neighbors are very on camping holidays.
A. interested B. fond C. eager D. keen
24. There are some one following us. I think we in this area.
A. are following B. are followed
C. follow D. are being followed
25. Walt Disney the character of Mickey Mouse
A. was created B. is created C. creates D. created .
26. Would you like to go to the cinema? –No, thanks. I’d…………stay at home.
A. better B. like C. rather D. prefer
27. Did they ask you what examinations you’ve…………… ?
A. succeeded B. passed C. overcome D. obtained
28. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is…………… any other lake in the world.
A. larger than B. largest C. the largest D. the larger than
29. Most people prefer………… money to…………….it.
A. spend- earn B. spending- earn C. to spend – earning D. spending- earning
30. Our teacher made us…………….harder.
A. working B. to work C. work D. works
31. The plane will……………… in a few minutes.
A. take off B. land C. group D. both A&B
32.The teacher told the student ……………
A. what to do that B. how to do that C. which to do that D. by how to do that
33. He is used to …………….in public.
A. the speaking B. be speaking C. speak D. speaking
34. Do you think I should practice……English every day?- Yes, if you want to improve it.
A. on listening B. to listen C. listened D. listening
35. I am not old enough ………. the car.
A. driving B. drive C. drove D. to drive
II. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting

49. What does the countryside look like?
50. What does he look like?
A. Yes, sir
B. Tall, thin, short curly hair
C. I have no idea.
D. Too quiet.
E. Please go ahead
46 47 48 49 50
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others:
51. A. worked B. naked C. looked D. attacked
52. A. engineer B. excited C. experiment D. exhibition
53. A. teammate B. speaker C. bean D. overhead
54. A. furious B. purpose C. surf D. turn
55. A. deny B. deposit C. benefit D. respond
D. Reading
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable word
celebration, custom, gather, gifts, midnight, particularly, symbolize, ring, bring, display
In Scotland, the biggest ………… (56) of the year is “Hogmanay”. “Hogmanay”
is the Scottish word for New Year’s Eve. On 31
st
December in Edinburgh, there is an
enormous firework ……………(57) at the castle and they play live music in the park.
Thousands of people …………….(58) in the streets , coffees and bars. Then at 12
o’clock, church bells ……………….(59) all over the city. After midnight people go “first
footing” . This is a Scottish ………… (60) that dates back hundreds of years. “First
footing” is visiting your neighbours after …………… (61) on New Year’s Eve. The
visitors must step into the house with their right foot step first, to …………… (62) good
luck. Traditionally, the visitors bring three ……………….(63) : a piece of coal, a piece of
“short bread” ( a Scottish biscuit) and a little whisky. The gifts ………………….(64)

77. Life/ country / definitely / changing / the better.

78. The date / meeting/ will/ have to/ change/ tomorrow.

79. Tom / have / shower / telephone / rang.

80. Last year / we /spend / week / My Son / and / I not want / leave.

81. Watching / television / consider / most / popular / kind / entertainment / nowadays.

82. After /many / experiments / finally / first / successful /flight/ make / by / Wright
brothers.

83. My grandfather / used / tell / stories / until / we / fall / asleep.

84. I / used / collect / shells / when / be / kid.

85. My uncle / move / Ho Chi Minh City/ 1987/ and / live / there / then.
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II. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first
86. Tom works hard as a student
Tom ………………………………………………………………………………
87. It is good exercise to run a mile a day
 Running ……………………………………………………………………………
88. It’s a great pleasure to be with you.
 Being ……………………………………………………………………………….
89. We didn’t see her at all.
 She …………………………………………………………………………………
90. Tom is not as tall as Peter

30. C 31D 32B 33. D 34.D 35. D
II. 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. A
III. 41. are written 42. was created 43. have been published
44. have been added 45. is done
C. Speaking
I. 46. C 47. E 48. A 49D 50. B
II. 51. B 52. A 53. D 54. A 55. C
D. Reading
I . 56. celebration 57. display 58. gather 59. ring 60. custom
61. midnight 62. bring 63. gifts 64. symbolize 65.
particularly
II. 66. A 67. A 68.B 69. D 70.A
71. C 72. A 73. D 74. B 75.C
E. Writing
I. 76. Early this morning the children decided to go for a run.
77. Life in the country is definitely changing for the better.
78. The date of the meeting will have to be changed tomorrow.
79. Tom was having a shower when the telephone rang.
80. Last year, we spent a week in My Son and I did not want to leave.
81. Watching television is considered the most popular kind of entertainment nowadays.
82. After many experiments, finally the first successful flight was made by the Wright
brothers.
83. My grandfather used to tell us stories until we fell asleep.
84 I used to collect shells when I was a kid.
85 My uncle moved to Ho Chi Minh City in 1987 and he has lived there since then.
II.
86. Tom is a hard -working student
87. Running a mile a day is good exercise
88. Being with you is a great pleasure.
89. She wasn’t seen at all

school.
4. How many times you (7. be)………… to Ho Chi Minh City?
5. The moon (8. move)……………… around th earth.
6. Next summer, my parents wil let me (9. visit)…………… my grand father.
7. How about (10. go)……………… to the zoo?
III. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions
1. She went out the room………………… saying a word.
2. The life in the countryside is changing…………. Better.
3. She was born……………… 2 o’clock …………… 18
th
July.
4. Mary is thinking……………… importing fowers………… China.
5. They are traveling……………… the airport…………… a bus.
6. I am afraid………………. Ghost.
7. The fight……………… deforestation is very important.
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IV. Put the words in brackets into correct forms
1. Ha Long Bay is in………………… VietNam (north).
2. The wild animals are being………………… (appear).
3. I couldn’t find any………………. between the tow picture (different).
4. She is a ……………… she sells flowers at a shop in Canada (flower).
5. Long put…………… on that towel to stop the bleeding (press).
6. The question isn’t good. It’s ………… to ask (import).
7. His father soon died of a ……………… heart (break).
8. Don’t let the child go out because it’s……………. (wind).
9. I am going to have a……………… check-up next Monday (medicine).
10. The knife is ……………… it can cut everything (use).
V. Choose the best answer
1. I finish ………… the book and went to bed.A. read;B. to read; C.reading; D. reads

10. A boy was injured in the accident, he is now in the hospital./ The boy ………
VII. Find and correct mistakes in the passage
In a modern life today, the work of the farm is less hard because he is helped a lot by
machines. That mean nore food is produced and less labour and less work hours are spent.
He also has more free time for intertain and more things such as a big house, motorbike,
television. Her life is getting better and good day by day. His children go to school.
Before they finish school, they are sent to universityes.The farmer still have to work
hardly but his life is much improved.
VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions
Most types of paper can be recycled. Newspapers have been recycled profitably for
decades and recycling of other paper is growing. It’s important to know what you are
buying in a paper product, for that reason virtually all paper products should be marked
with the percentage and tupe of recycled content. Just saying “recycle paper” isn’t
enough. “Recycled paper” can mean anything from 100% true recycled paper to 1% re-
manufactured ends of large paper rolls. “Post- consumer” mean the paper that you and I
return to recycling centers.
• Questions :
1. Can newspapers be recycled?.
2. Why should all paper products be marked with the percentage and tupe of?
3. Are all recycled paper products the same?
4. What does “Post- consumer” mean?
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